“Domino Effect” Shines Brightest at Montreal’s Luminothérapie

January 3, 2019

The lighting installation by design studio Ingrid Ingrid has been named the winner of the 9th edition of Luminothérapie. The participatory installation, composed of a set of giant sonorous and illuminated dominos, will be presented until January 27 at Place des Festivals, located in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal. 

As part of the novel winter experience provided by Luminothérapie, Domino Effect consists of 120 dominos distributed across several stations. The public is invited to play with sets of 10 giant, brightly coloured dominos in different ways, creating a wide range of sound and lighting effects. Every set features a different sound profile (vocals, percussion, marimba, balafon, flute, and so on), and when players topple the dominos in a long cascade, the resulting multi-coloured domino orchestra plays a unique musical work in a colourful and luminous bow of pastel hues.

Ingrid Ingrid delivers a fun and entertaining experience that brings people together and fosters a spirit of cooperation. Players can join forces to set up the dominos faster and trigger the next cascade, or nudge them in the opposite direction to reverse the sound sequence. And since each domino makes its own unique sound, visitors can even play DJ by “scratching” a domino, spinning it at different speeds or drumming on it with their fingers.

The installation is rounded out by an architectural projection on UQAM’s Pavillon Président-Kennedy, created by Nouvelle Administration. The projection borrows the installation’s colourful hues and pairs that graphic language with visuals that reference the world of dominos. Space, sonority and colour are at the centre of this exploration, where the chain reactions and original decomposition of the dominoes are caused by sound.

Ingrid Ingrid is a Montreal-based design studio that creates and develops innovative interactive experiences at the crossroads of art and technology. Its playful creations show particular sensitivity to content. Shaking up old ways of thinking, Ingrid Ingrid experiments with, studies and reinvents our relationships with everything around us.

For the last two years, the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership’s program to export its public art installations has been a clear success: five works created for Luminothérapie and the Quartier des spectacles have been taken to over 25 cities across Canada and around the world.

Everywhere they go, the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership’s productions are recognized for their quality and ability to spark the interest of a diverse audience, thanks especially to their participatory nature and their universal and inclusive themes.

Find out more about Luminothérapie: medias.quartierdesspectacles.com/pdf/press/dossier/press-kit-lumino-2017-2018-en.pdf.